NZXT H2 Classic Silent Case Review

Overclockers.com · 04-13-11, 12:07 PM

One of the most important aspects of a PC case outside of having the components they use fit or good airflow is noise. NZXT has given us one of their mid-tower cases, named the H2 Classic, which aims to curb some of the sounds that come out of our PC. This case has features such as foam padding on both the side panels and front panel, quiet 120 mm fans, as well as using rubber grommets around the mounting points for the hard drives isolating their vibration...

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JaY_III · 04-13-11, 12:54 PM

Antec also has a hot swap capable SATA HDD Dock with the "Dark Fleet" series
http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=MjQ2MA==

But in both cases i think it would have been more usefull to the end user if it was a 3.5" drive supported. That way 2.5 and 3.5" devices could be used.

Top panel I/O, looks nice, once thing I think that could have been done better is E-SATA. Without the HDD dock supporting 3.5" drives, i think they missed the boat with that one.

Also would be nice if they rotated the HDD cages 90 degrees.
The layout they have makes it a pain to remove drives if PCI slots are populated.

However what i would like to know is, how is the noise VS a Antec Sonata Case? I am a big fan of Silent PCs.

pwnmachine · 04-13-11, 07:15 PM

Nice review! I really like the look of NZXT's new cases. Would you say this is the best case available in that price range??

fanat1c · 04-14-11, 04:05 AM

I'm liking the white - Really sets off the motherboard if it has a decent colour scheme :-)

4oh4 · 04-16-11, 10:31 AM

Does anyone have any idea when these cases are set to hit the internet shelves? I've been looking everywhere, and all I can find is "sometime in April."

Mjolnir · 04-17-11, 06:20 AM

There's also a black version of this though.. Which I think looks far nicer. It goes nicely with the white fans giving it that accent. But I've always prefered black over white in terms of cases.. My P180 Mini is the black version, not white XD.

EarthDog · 04-17-11, 07:44 AM

Its at newegg now.

As far as best in its price range.. .Im not sure what every case is available in that price range... nut it should be up there with its neat feature set.

ControlledChaos · 09-09-11, 01:41 PM

I purchased this case for my new build that I built a few months back and can say i am very pleased with it. I used to be a fan-oholic and my old setup was on the loud side with the 10+ fans all running. My wife wasn't a big fan of the noise either. After building my new rig in this case I haven't heard a peep from here about noise and even at times i have to double check that I pressed the button when turning it on as it is that quite.

For the price it was a no brainer for me to buy and now reading this review after i agree fully.

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Overclockers.com Join Date: Nov 1998	NZXT H2 Classic Silent Case Review One of the most important aspects of a PC case outside of having the components they use fit or good airflow is noise. NZXT has given us one of their mid-tower cases, named the H2 Classic, which aims to curb some of the sounds that come out of our PC. This case has features such as foam padding on both the side panels and front panel, quiet 120 mm fans, as well as using rubber grommets around the mounting points for the hard drives isolating their vibration... ... Return to article to continue reading.
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04-13-11, 12:54 PM	#2
JaY_III Senior of BX Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Vancouver	Antec also has a hot swap capable SATA HDD Dock with the "Dark Fleet" series http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=MjQ2MA== But in both cases i think it would have been more usefull to the end user if it was a 3.5" drive supported. That way 2.5 and 3.5" devices could be used. Top panel I/O, looks nice, once thing I think that could have been done better is E-SATA. Without the HDD dock supporting 3.5" drives, i think they missed the boat with that one. Also would be nice if they rotated the HDD cages 90 degrees. The layout they have makes it a pain to remove drives if PCI slots are populated. However what i would like to know is, how is the noise VS a Antec Sonata Case? I am a big fan of Silent PCs.
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4oh4 Registered Join Date: Apr 2011	Release Date Does anyone have any idea when these cases are set to hit the internet shelves? I've been looking everywhere, and all I can find is "sometime in April."
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04-17-11, 06:20 AM	#6
Mjolnir Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia	There's also a black version of this though.. Which I think looks far nicer. It goes nicely with the white fans giving it that accent. But I've always prefered black over white in terms of cases.. My P180 Mini is the black version, not white XD. __________________ \m/ OverClockers mATX L33T Club \m/ Motherboard - Asus Maximus Gene V Z77 CPU - i5 2500K @ 4.5ghz 1.3v /w Corsair H60 SE + GT AP-13 /w Scythe Kaze Master Fan Controller (GT AP-13/AP 181) RAM - 8GB G Skill Ripjaws 1600mhz. GPU - Asus GTX 670 DCUII Storage - Samsung 840 Pro 256GB + 2TB Seagate Cuda. Case - Silverstone TJ08-E PSU - Corsair HX650 OS - Windows 7 Ult 64 Peripherals - Leopold FC700R Graphite Brown MX + G500 Mouse Screen(s) - Dell U2711 Audio - Audioengine 5+ + Audioengine D1 + Wharfdale SW150 /w Shure SRH 840 Headphones
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EarthDog Senior PITA Member Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stuck in Maryland...	Its at newegg now. As far as best in its price range.. .Im not sure what every case is available in that price range... nut it should be up there with its neat feature set. __________________ Should I R0 my SSD? / SandyBridge / Ivybridge Overclocking Guide / AMD Overclocking Guide / Power Supply Guide SSD Reliability/Write Endurance / JOIN THE BENCHING TEAM! / Bulldozer Overclocking Guide / Forum Etiquette Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com Front Page? PM me, I can help! "We have more information and more ways of accessing it than ever, yet seem increasingly less inclined to do so."- Michael Wilbon
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09-09-11, 01:41 PM	#8
ControlledChaos Registered Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Weymouth	I purchased this case for my new build that I built a few months back and can say i am very pleased with it. I used to be a fan-oholic and my old setup was on the loud side with the 10+ fans all running. My wife wasn't a big fan of the noise either. After building my new rig in this case I haven't heard a peep from here about noise and even at times i have to double check that I pressed the button when turning it on as it is that quite. For the price it was a no brainer for me to buy and now reading this review after i agree fully.
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